Lighting fixture



June 21, 1932. A. J. D. OHM

'7 LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Dec. 24, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 vI l. 1 MITases qmm sses I LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Dec. 24, 1950 2 Sheets-Shee 2Patented June 21, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT J. D. OHM, OFOAK PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO BEARDSLEE CHANDELIER MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY, 'OF' 'CHIGAGQILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE LIGHTINGFIXTURE i Application filedDecember 24, .1930. 1 Serial No. 504,560.

My invention --relate's to a movable wall type'of lighting fixture,namely a non-self supporting lighting fixture in semblance of a wallbracket type of fixture which issupported from the floor but held inupright position by the partition or wallof the room in which thefixture is placed. v

The invention hasfo'r its object the provision of a lighting fixturehaving the appearance and effect of a wall :bracket type of fixture,which may be readily placed-against a wall atany place infiproxinliityto the base plug receiving sockets, and thus permit the fixtureto'bemoved about by the'user in keeping with the users desires andthesettin'gs in a room, thus enabling the user, from tim'e to time, tochange the lighting effects; or to transfer the fixture to a differentroomior place as'changing moods may dictate The objects and advantagesof my invention'will be'readily apparent from the detailed descriptionof the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved lighting fixture against awall or partition which is shown in section.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the fixture with an intermediateportion broken away and showing a portion of a side wall.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional View taken substantially on theline 3-3 of Figure 2, as viewed by the arrows.

Figure 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken substantially on theline 14l of Figure 2 as viewed by the arrows.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional elevation taken substantially on theline 55 of Figure 2 as viewed by the arrows.

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken substantially on theline 66 of Figure 2 as viewed by the arrows.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail sectional elevation, as viewed on theline 77 of Figure 5, with a portion of the front wall broken away.

The invention, as exemplified in the drawings, consists of an upperilluminating element holding or bracket portion 15, which may be of anydesired design or configuration and either provided with a fiat rearwall oi'preferably without a rear wall.

That is to say, the rear side of the bracket portion is such that it maybe placed against a wall or partition, of which a portion is shown at16. This bracket portion 15. consists of a bottom or base member 17preferably formed .with an open back and plainrear marginal .edges topermit the member to. rest a translucent panel 19 preferably removablyinplace. The side wallmembers 18, 18are shown-on their inner opposingfaces provided with lugs 20, which rest on the upper edge of the basemember 17; and these side -wal-ls' 'are'also shown'provided with lugs 21also-lapping the upper edge of the base member 17 and provided withscrews as .at 22 whereby the side walls are removably but'rigidlysecured in place. The rear marginal edges 'ofthe side walls arevertical and formed so as not to extend rearward of the 'verticalpla-neof the rear side of the .base member 17 in order that the sides may alsofit against'the side wall or partition 16.

With the type of fixture shown, the base member, 17 is preferably ofskeleton form or hollow and provided with a lug. 23 having an arcuatesocket'as shown in Figure 6 to re- 'ceive the. lower end or boss of thelamp holding socket member 2 1; the socket being held in position by thescrew 25.

The lower end of the base member .17 is formed .to provide a socketadapted toreceive the upper end of a rod or tube 26; the upper bracketportion 15 and rod or tube 26 being removably secured togetherv in anysuitable manner, as for example by the screw 27 .1

The tube or rod 26 is of any desired length so as to position thebracket portion 15 at a proper height against the side wall or partition16; and the rod 26 is preferably in the natureofa tube to receive thecurrent conductingwires 28 connected at top with the bulb holding socket24; while the lower end at the bottom to provide a suitable supportadapted to prevent sidewise tilting as well as forward tilting of theupper or bracket portion of the fixture.

The base member 29 flares forwardly and laterally to such extent thatthe lower foot or base part thereof will be disposed in vertical planesbeyond the vertical planes of the sides as well as the vertical plane ofthe front side of the upper bracket portion of the fixture.

This causes the fixture to remain in upright position against the sidewall or partition 16 against which it is placed by which it is supportedor maintained in proper position.

In other words, the rear sides of the bracket portion 15, the rod ortube 26 and the base portion 29 are all arranged substantially in thesame vertical plane, or occupy planes forward of the vertical planeoccupied by the rear marginal edges'of the bracket portion 15 and therod or tube 26 in order that the fixture may rest against the wall asshown.

It is, of course, apparent that the bracket portion 15, as Well as thebase portion 29, may be of any desired configuration adapted either fordirect or indirect lighting effects as are usual with wall brackets; theinvention, broadly stated, consisting of a portable nonself supportedwall bracket type of lighting fixture; to all appearances and in effecta wall bracket arranged against the wall or partition without the needof the wall previously being wired and arranged for a wall bracket.

The drawings disclose an embodiment of the invention, but the specificillustration is merely intended as an exemplification which has beendescribed in terms employed merely as terms of description and not asterms of limitation, as structural modifications are possible and may bemade without, however,

departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A non-self supporting lighting fixture of the character describedadapted to be disposed upright against a vertical wall comprising ahollow supporting rod; a flat sided wall contacting bracket portionsecured to the upper end of the rod so as to be disposed entirelyforward of the vertical plane of the rear side of the rod with the rearface of the bracket portion adapted to extend in the vertical plane ofthe rear side of the rod; and a base portion secured to the lower end ofsaid rod and disposed in planes forward of the rear side of the rod andflaring at bottom into vertical planes beyond the center of gravity ofthe fixture so as to provide a fulcrum point whereby the rear sides ofthe rod and of the bracket portion are forced into flush relation withthe vertical wall.

2. In a lighting fixture of the character described, a bracket membercomprising a base portion having a fiat rear side and flaring outwardlyat the top toward the forward side and provided with a. lamp-socketholding portion and a rod receiving socket inthe bottom at the rear sidethereof, and side wall members provided with attaching portions adaptedto lap the base member and be secured thereto, said side wall membersbeing disposed entirely forward of the plane of the rear side of thebase portion.

3. In a lighting fixture of the character described, a bracket portioncomprising a base member having an open rear side, a sloping lamp-socketreceiving lug whereby the lampsocket is held in a forwardly incliningdirection and a rod receiving opening in the bottom at the rear sidethereof, and side mem- 'bers provided with inwardly extending lugsadapted to rest on the upper side of the base member and be removablysecured thereto so as to be disposed entirely forward of the verticalplane of the rear side of the base member.

ALBERT J. D. OHM.

